2009 Cincinnati Reds

[ChubbyBanana]

Well it's almost 5 weeks now until Pitchers and Catchers report for spring training.

This is usually the time my blood starts flowing again thinking about Reds Baseball.

Figured I would start this thread up. Feel free to post anything relating to the Reds or their games/division here.

I'll start...

In a Hal McCoy article in the Dayton Daily News a couple days ago he asked Jockerty about what direction the team was going in the Free Agent Market. He hinted about having scouts checking out Andruw Jones and Roco Baldelli.

What do you guys think?

[slickdtc]

I'm not excited at all for the Reds this year. Last year I was and they completely crapped out. So I think I'll let them surprise me if they play well and play to expectations if they suck again. Sounds terrible, but I hate getting my hopes shot down annually by the Reds.

[PhantomPain]

Quote: Originally Posted by slickdtc

I'm not excited at all for the Reds this year. Last year I was and they completely crapped out. So I think I'll let them surprise me if they play well and play to expectations if they suck again. Sounds terrible, but I hate getting my hopes shot down annually by the Reds.

I am with you slickdtc. The Reds have done nothing this offseason to make me think they will be any better. We have some good young pitchers and Bruce, Votto and Phillips. Nothing else excites me. I like Keppinger quite a bit as well. But every year thay talk about opening up the check book and blah blah blah, yet nothing.

I always have been and always will be a Reds fan, but the interest just isn't there for me as much as it used to be. I guess the countless years of sucking has taken effect on me.

[PhantomPain]

I did read this morning that we are still looking at Baldelli and that there have been talks about Nick Swisher and Xavier Nady, which would excite me a little. But we will see if they actually jump on it.

[jake44np]

Baldelli is going to sign with the Red Sox so we can forget about him.
As for Andruw Jones, the guy has lost it plain and simple.
He is hitting under .100 in the Domican leagues this year.

I really dont know what to think of the Reds going into this season, I really thought they would sign a big RH bat and they havent.
It looks like another long year if you ask me.

[ChubbyBanana]

Guess I'm a little late on this:

Quote:

As reported on Tuesday night, the 32-year-old infielder/outfielder was re-signed by Cincinnati to a one-year contract worth $2 million. The deal, which includes up to an additional $2 million in incentives, became official on Wednesday

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http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/...=.jsp&c_id=cin

As for the previous topic I usually have high hopes for the team, only to see it fail by mid to late April. I am not impressed with what we've done this off-season so far. Would really like to see them sign a big RH bat also.

Just something besides Tavares....

[SlimKibbles]

Even though they deny it, I think Alex Gonzalez is really messed up and can't play. That's why they brought Hairston back. If it was to start in LF, then that's a little stupid. Someone will be signed who bats RH, has some pop, and will play LF. Have no idea who that will be but it probably won't be one that makes a splash. Now...if they feel like talking Manny Ramirez's agent into doing a 2-year, $50 million deal just for the hell of it, THAT would be a major cannonball into the pool!

[sportsdude]

Quote: Originally Posted by SlimKibbles

Even though they deny it, I think Alex Gonzalez is really messed up and can't play. That's why they brought Hairston back. If it was to start in LF, then that's a little stupid. Someone will be signed who bats RH, has some pop, and will play LF. Have no idea who that will be but it probably won't be one that makes a splash. Now...if they feel like talking Manny Ramirez's agent into doing a 2-year, $50 million deal just for the hell of it, THAT would be a major cannonball into the pool!

well that's a sound theory about Gonzalez but at the same time, Hairston was signed for just $2 mil for this year. That's pretty cheap as long as he stays healthy and comes close to matching his numbers from last year (if they were extrapolated over 162 games), not to mention adds a legitimate leadoff hitter to the lineup.